MAGAZINE

Vans Warped Tour

#289 June 2012

Our annual Warped Tour extravaganza featuring members of Falling In Reverse, All Time Low, Sleeping With Sirens, Of Mice & Men, Blessthefall, Motionless In White, We Are The In Crowd, Miss May I + more!

WARPED TOUR 2012:
APOCALYPSE WOW!
The theme of the 18th annual campaign of the VANS WARPED TOUR is “Music Makes The World New,” based on the Mayan calendar’s proclamation that the world is going to end on Dec. 21, 2012. We have yet to find one person panicking over that prophecy, but that didn’t stop us from waxing apocalyptic and bro-tastic with members of ALL TIME LOW, BLESSTHEFALL, FALLING IN REVERSE, MISS MAY I, MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, OF MICE & MEN, PIERCE THE VEIL, SLEEPINGWITHSIRENS and WE ARE THE IN CROWD. Plus, we’re picking four bands you should check out on this year’s tour and unveiling a new stage, making this issue as life-affirming as ever.

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REVIEWS
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